MASTERTON COUNTY COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10478, 15 November 1911, Page 6

MASTERTON COUNTY COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETINC. I Tlie first meeting of the Ma«tertcn. | County Council since the tri-ennial ejections was Biekl yesterday afterwoon, there being present.— Councillors W. J. Welch (chairman), R. F. 'R. 'Beeihaiii, Alex. iMiuraay, D. J. 'Cameron, D. W. Foreman. Apologies for absence wcro i-eeeivcd from., Oris. J. iM/iller and C. Kebbell. C( XRRiESPONBENCE. A request was received from Jolm Daviieis, 'of Alifredtton, Ifor tlie Engineer to ■survey a site for it. bridge, and fiimic-ilii Bum with tOie cost of erecting sanu l .—The request was granted. An application was made by Mtfiss.ivs- Seat,an and SI add on to have tlue road-through Mr Uuy Wi'Eiamis' property deviated.— The chairman ivas authorised ito :sig:i the Council's consent. L. Roberts, road foreman, Stratford, .-wrote' soliciting an order for a niewf drain g>ipe cleaner, wiidcli, it is stated, -would save 'a considerable amount of time and ilaibour. Tlie cost of tlie ciLeairiei' was 3Gs.— Tlie matteir wias referred to tlie Engineer for a -report. Tsue Aikitito County Council asked the JVlasterton County Council to appoint « delegate to attend a con'ferenoe to iho liekl at Paliiatua shortly with a viau: to discussing the advisability of adopting a. uniform rate of wages.— On the motion of Cr Foreman, seconded, 'by Cr Beethant, it \v,a,S' decided not- to take part in the conference.. Wilton Bros, wrote asking permission. to lay a water pipe across the road .fronting their property at I Rangitiunuu.— The matter was J!ef,t in the hands. of the- Engineer. The Cbun ty CJerk read tlie returns of tlie election of members (for the t Wiairarapg, District Htaspital a.nd Cilia ritable Aid (Board. Tflie Clerk recommended that .Messrs D. J. Cameron and M. J. H. Jackson be submitted to tlie Governor (to be appointed to the extraordinary vacancies. Tiie recommendation was adopted. liie Town Clerk wrote, stating tiliat the tMaistei-fon ißorotig 1 !! Council was agreeable to taking a Supreme Cfourt decision witlh (regard to the legality of widening tdiie bridge oveo.' the Wiaipona river.— The, Clerk was givi&n (permission to take tine necessary steps. A .'letter war received frtom the Public Works Department, stating that a®' the Minister had decided tii at the Wiaipoua llnridge nequi'ites rebuilding, [his authority for widening is unniec<?ssiajry. — Received. FINANCE COMMITTEE. A .meeting of the. Finance Oom r mititee: was .'held on Tuesday morning, tliere ibeing .present:— Oris. D. J. Cameu'Oin (chairman), D. W. Foreman, W. J. Weilc'li, A. Muriiay, and R. (F. R. Bee.theim. J \ llie Treasurer reported as. fcllowis: — Genera® Fund account, da-., £1476 14s sdj local bodies' loans. account, cr., £97 15s accounts, dr. balance £1429 9s lid. Accounts amounting to £1270 4s 6d wiere parsed for payment. It was decided to recommend tlie Council to make an allowance of £5 to W. Bloyd for tine (period during which lie wa.s incapacitated from work by an. accident ; tiliat D. McKten.na be allowed i half rate of pay during h,iis illness, and tihat iR. Wallace ibe allowed half time for the thrive' days in October during which he was _ incapacitated from work tliriougli illness. \ GENERAL. The .special orders autliorisang thi© raising of loans and the striking of .special iraites for the Mawelca Road TJoan, Cootes' road loan, and the J?o Hoe bridge loan were confirmJed. Tlie Engineer was instructed to expedite' matters in connection; with the wlork on the Factory Road. 'lt was decided to call tenders for work on Coote's Road. Several -works in tlie Alfiredton Riding wore referred to the representatives Ifor (tine riding and the Engineer, wriith power 1 .to act.